MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507101200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507101200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 11 JUL 25 Station: 46.18,-103.40 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 18 1 950 481 SFC 906 912 32.2 7.5 22 24.7 16.7 344 6 314.2 315.6 293.5 336.7 7.21 3 900 967 31.6 5.6 20 26.0 15.7 344 6 314.1 315.3 292.8 334.0 6.34 4 850 1475 26.6 4.6 24 22.0 13.4 343 7 314.0 315.2 292.7 333.7 6.27 5 800 2004 21.4 3.2 30 18.2 10.7 342 6 313.9 315.1 292.5 332.8 6.01 6 750 2557 16.0 2.4 40 13.6 8.2 339 6 314.0 315.1 292.6 333.1 6.09 7 700 3137 10.6 -0.1 47 10.7 4.8 297 7 314.2 315.3 292.1 331.4 5.42 8 650 3749 5.7 -5.8 43 11.5 0.2 292 19 315.4 316.2 291.0 327.7 3.81 9 600 4397 0.9 -13.6 33 14.5 -4.8 296 28 317.1 317.5 290.1 324.5 2.23 10 550 5088 -5.0 -14.3 48 9.4 -8.5 286 35 318.2 318.6 290.5 325.8 2.29 11 500 5829 -11.3 -15.2 73 3.9 -12.7 279 35 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.0 2.34 12 450 6629 -15.4 -30.2 27 14.8 -18.7 275 27 323.8 324.0 290.6 326.3 0.69 13 400 7508 -20.6 -34.8 27 14.3 -23.1 294 24 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.1 0.50 14 350 8481 -27.8 -42.6 23 14.7 -29.6 308 23 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.2 0.26 15 300 9568 -36.9 -53.5 16 16.5 -37.9 335 19 333.3 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.09 16 250 10800 -47.8 -57.2 33 9.4 -48.1 348 21 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.07 17 200 12235 -58.2 -64.8 42 6.6 -58.3 313 23 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.03 18 150 14061 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.2 263 31 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 19 100 16638 -58.8 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.2 256 22 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5810.35 m Freezing level: 592.70 mb = 4498.03 m = 14757.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.06 mb = 3772.98 m = 12378.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.38 % Est. max temperature: 32.05 C = 89.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 631.75 mb = 3979.45 m = 13055.77 ft T: 3.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.16 C/km ThetaE index: 8.63 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 587.21 mb = 4568.32 m = 14987.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.36 C = 95.65 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.21 C Showalter Index: -1.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 37.92 C Cross Totals Index: 15.97 C K Index: 31.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.71 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 614.40 mb = 4204.99 m = 13795.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 549.40 mb = 5096.77 m = 16721.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 419.40 mb = 7154.66 m = 23473.02 ft B at Equ Level: 68.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 299.40 mb = 9581.61 m = 31435.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 289.7 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 319.7 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.1 neg: -0.4 tot: 37.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.78 Bulk Shear: 38.93 m/s